Taming The CEO The Escaping Wife

Chapter 5

Realizing she’d put her foot in it, Phedra quickly clapped a hand over her mouth “Never mind. Now that you’ve married into the Ramirez family, you must play by the rules. Look at yourself. What a mess!”

Letitia raised her hand to cover up. “I’ll go change right now”

“What an embarrassment. I can’t figure out what Elgin sees in you. Any darling daughter from AquaCity would be a step. up from you…”

Phedra said with disdain when suddenly a grey suit jacket was draped over Letitia’s shoulders.

A wave of warmth enveloped her, carrying a familiar scent.

“No matter what, she’s not embarrassing you,” Elgin pulled her into his arms. “Phedra, you’re sticking your nose too far

into this

Letitia instinctively tried to pull away, worried about getting him wet or dirty.

But Elgin held on firmly, making her more anxious. What was wrong with him?

She was the one who got drenched, not him. Was he out of his mind?

Seeing him, Phedra quickly put on a smile. “Elgin, I was just setting some boundaries for my daughter-in-law.”

“My rules are the only rules. Letitia doesn’t need to follow yours!”

Phedra’s smile froze on her face, and Letitia was even more stiff.

Did she hear that right? Was Elgin sticking up for her?

And Elgin, holding her tenderly, headed towards the villa. Butler, show the guest out.”

“Yes, Mr. Ramirez

Letitia was uncomfortable, not daring to move. “Was that your mother?”

“Just a stepmother”

“Oh… Letitia replied, “You spoke up for me just now, and she must feel offended.”

Elgin answered indifferently. So what?” He could not care less

“She’s got no right to bully you.” Elgin’s lips barely moved. “In all the world, I’m the only one who gets to bully you.”

Letitia’s heart skipped a beat. Even the right to insult her was his alone but no one else’s.

“Did you apologize to Phedra just now? is that so?

down.

“Slap yourself.”

what she had said wrong. Was it because

arched an eyebrow indifferently. His word was law.

“smack,” Letitia bit her lip and

loud and forceful, and her cheek needed to show a red mark to satisfy

slap, a third… until

the hang of it, Elgin pointed to the thermos on

as told.

lifted the lid, tantalizing

‘This is.

Soup from Phedra.”

mother also made her soup, but she could never taste

vegetative state were slim

to cry but dared not, blinking rapidly to

chin up “Letitia, eat

wanted her to

doesn’t seemy night Letitia said.

impatient Trom now on you’ll eat all the soups she

the spoon, scooped up some soup and brought it

can do

Open your mouth”

no choice but to open

something unreadable flickered in Elgin’s

a man ate this soup, his fertility would get weakened making it hard to get a woman pregnant. He might just let Letitia have it. She was a woman and the soup wouldn’t affect her

it did so what? He couldn’t

because she was hungry

her an agreement while she was having

closely It was a divorce

already wanted a divorce What

with nothing. Elgin rested his

the woman he had slept

then, Lebilia’s presence would be meaningless, because he would marry

all her beauty had

Letitia agreed. “But I have a condition”

the right to bargain with me? You want me to let your

“No”

death. It was Elgins untouchable sore spot and anyone who dared to uncover it

his temper, but she had no choice

cautiously began “Have you ever considered, maybe your father’s death

darkened quickly like storm clouds

table, soup spilling everywhere Letitia, how dare you bring this up To my face?

to die?